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Do the Kavanaugh hearings show he is against gay marriage?

Today, HRC responded to Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s repeated refusal to answer basic questions from Senator Kamala Harris on whether the landmark Supreme Court case Obergefell v. Hodges, legalizing marriage equality throughout the United States, was decided correctly.    

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Lesbian Senator talks LGBTQ representation under Trump.

As the midterm elections approach in November and the country grapples with the political status quo, Sen. Tammy Baldwin has been regularly repeating her motto: “You can’t mistake progress for victory.” The Wisconsin Democrat, who broke glass ceilings twice to become the first openly gay member…    

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Pastor tells parents to shun their gay children.

Nothing says “love of Christ” like shunning people and bigotry according to Assemblies of God pastor Janet Boynes. The “ex-lesbian” has published an article on the Christian website Charisma News urging the faithful to…    

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Small daily struggles make LGBT people feel like they have to hide.

A summer of Pride is well and truly underway in the UK. More and more cities are organising and embracing Pride events, with all the rainbow flags, glitter and defiant political messages that entails, writes Christine Jackson-Taylor. But more than 50 years after homosexuality was decriminalised in the UK, LGBT people still do not feel that they can totally be themselves.    

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No, Pope Francis: LGBT kids should ‘stand up, be proud,’ says ex-Irish president’s gay son.

LGBT+ activists have rebuffed Pope Francis’ suggestion that gay children should be taken to see a psychiatrist as “ignorant” and “unacceptable.” The Pope had been to Ireland on a two-day trip in occasion of the Vatican-sponsored World Meeting of Families, which faced protests by…    

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Which is worse for the LGBT community, President Trump or President Pence?

“Impeachment” is the word on everyone’s lips this week, but that might not be an ideal situation for LGBTQ+ people. On Tuesday, two of President Trump’s closest advisors were charged with felony crimes. Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort was found guilty of eight counts of financial and tax fraud by…    

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Gay Utah GOP leader says too much sex drives LGBTQ people to suicide.

The new communications director for the Salt Lake County, Utah, Republican Party says high rates of suicide among LGBTQ people are driven partly by “self-loathing” caused by an excessive number of sex partners — and he’s gay himself. Dave Robinson made the claim, along with remarks about HIV prevention drugs causing gay men to have sex like “bunny rabbits,”…